Rafeeq Rehman — CEO
I am a technology professional with 20+ years of progressive experience in strategic leadership roles. I have a track record of developing and driving comprehensive technology strategies that align with business goals, leading high-performing teams, leading AI/GenAI product and initiatives, fostering collaborative partnerships with cross-functional stakeholders (internal, external, vendors and partners) in a highly regulated environment. I possess a deep understanding of security architecture principles and risk management, with a focus on creating real business value. Leading Teams – Leading high-performing teams, distributed in multiple countries, with focus on collaboration and creating business value, continuous improvement and team skills development Security Strategy and Program Management - Build and maintain information security programs, vision and strategy that aligns with corporate goals, build internal collaboration, and program cost management Product Development - Vendor/supplier Management and contract negotiations, budget and financials, product pricing, business alignment and managing risk for product with multi-billion dollar product portfolio Entrepreneurship/Startups – Founded/co-founded Internet Service Providers (ISP) and has been part of multiple startup businesses, idea to market, commercialization, lead entrepreneurship program for fresh graduates Risk Management - Designing and implementing security controls, control framework, qualitative and quantitative risk assessment/management, manage risk at an acceptable level, Incident Response Business Development - Customer workshops, speaking at company and public conferences, publishing blogs, pre-sales engineering, business strategy development in collaboration with product and sales teams. Marketing - Market research, working with marketing teams to develop white papers, presentations, identify customer segments, executive briefings, creating Points of Views (PoV), working with product teams for new feature developments, sales funnel reviews, product promotion design, market research Security Operations - Security operations centers (SOC), threat monitoring (wrote a book on building SOC) Books, White Papers and other Publication - Author of numerous books on Cybersecurity and Operating Systems, articles in many leading journals. Publisher of security blog and CISO MindMap International experience of building and leading global teams, proficiency in multiple languages
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cybersecurity and AI Strategy Leader with extensive experience in technology management.
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Career Highlights
- 20+ years in technology leadership roles.
- Expertise in AI/GenAI product development.
- Published author on cybersecurity topics.
Education
M.Sc. Electrical (Computer) Engineering at University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore
Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Strayer University
Cybersecurity Certificate at Rutgers University
B.Sc. at University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore